We Should Lament This Fourth of July

America feels fundamentally broken, because it is

The U.S. Capitol after the January 6 insurrection. Photo by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash

Last night, I was texting with a friend who moved out to Oregon a few years ago. He remarked how different the culture is and how heightened the political divisions are there. I asked him what he meant. He sent me this article as an example:

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